June 29, 2008
After a week, the agent Rafael Correa broke the silence and commented on the resignation of his friend Alberto Acosta to the Assembly.
He said that he and two members of the political bureau asked Acosta made at the side of the presidency of the Constituent and gave his backing to the conduct of full Fernando Cordero "Now that does not give the floor to the entire world."
The marked differences Correa Acosta and emerged when the Assembly began to treat contentious issues, such as prior consultation, mining concessions, amnesty for former president Gustavo Noboa, among others.
Since Rafael Correa was potential candidate for the Presidency of the Republic was visible figure of his adviser Alberto Acosta. And when this became "the most powerful man in the country" as the head of the Assembly went afloat marked differences.
Election Correa: Here anyone looking for projects totalitarian worse foreigners. Do not try to seek consensus because we need, but is out of conviction, beginning September 30, 2007
Acosta: This is not a project for people who aborregan behind a leader. .. The same citizen president Rafael Correa has said emphatically that he is a mere instrument of change, the key here is to build citizenship ... June 18, 2007
MIN
Correa: How to finance development? The environmental impact that would affect us all we must endure ... If those revenues were going to have to allow mining that will benefit the development of people. We believe in responsible mining and ask avoid such extreme positions December 1, 2007 and April 26, 2008
These are days indispensable to take collective decisions on the country we want, even to decide whether Ecuador can be declared free of the vast open-pit metal mining on May 13, 2008
Prior consultation
Correa: The problem is that the Constitution says that for any project that has environmental impact must be a consultation with the affected communities and seek a consensus, while CONAI wants the prior consent and binding, that if ten families I do not want to say a community hydropower, Ecuador entire runs out of power ... May 17, 2008
Acosta: Calls prior consultations have been a hoax, so we were consistent to give them amnesty to the defenders of life, it is important to remember that many companies have specialized in dividing communities April 18, 2008
Amnesty to Noboa
Correa: Mr. President, you ask comedidamente, no more persecuted by the judicialization of politics, the power of corrupt banking. I request that the Assembly also concerned amnesty (for) the former managers of the AGD (Deposit Guarantee Agency), unjustly persecuted (... the former president Gustavo Noboa), judicial victim (of) who is believed owner of the country January 15, 2008
Acosta: The amnesty erases all the action. If a pardon, would be the first to drive (...) Any time you put on the agenda. I have no trouble. What will (a debate) when he sees fit (because in debt management in the government of Noboa) was damaging to the country on May 25, 2008
Court
Correa: Much remains to be done to restructure, for example, the Court ... and you will see that once restructured, it pulled the politicking, many seudolĂderes that are quite bravucones, they are going to lose quite fumes also March 13, 2008
Acosta: Do not you get hand in shaping the Supreme Court, we will not be responsible to change judges. (It would be a grave mistake if) we intend to renew the cuts or introduce any changes without being attached to what will send the new constitution on May 8 and June 5, 2008
Intrusion
Correa: Another thing is believing that did not need political leadership June 24, 2008
Acosta : No podemos volver a la práctica del telefonazo de la vieja partidocracia Acosta: We can not return to the practice of telefonazo of the old partidocracia April 21, 2008
Deadline for Assembly Correa: There is no antagonism in working superbly well and extraordinarily fast to meet the mandate ... Fernando Cordero now does not give the floor to everyone 24 and June 28, 2008
Acosta : I do not think it will be sacrificing the debate, deliberation, approval and identification with the process, clarity and quality of texts, the pressure of time on June 23, 2008
Phrases
Rafael Correa June 24, 2008.
"Nobody is indispensable, and hopefully many young people we put to one side by useless and take the baton to conduct these processes of profound change."
Alberto Acosta June 24, 2008.
"The exercise of authority, responsible with whom you designate, ennobles. The exercise of power for power embrutece. That risk I can not run ".
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